A Trial To Assess Risk of Delirium in Older Adults Undergoing Hip Fracture Surgery With Spinal or General Anesthesia

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Conditions studied: Postoperative Complications, Hip Fracture, Delirium

In brief

This pilot project will address the gaps in knowledge regarding the effect of anesthetic technique on the risk of delirium through an adequately-powered trial employing standardized regimens for treatment and outcome assessment to test the hypothesis that use of spinal versus general anesthesia decreases the risk of delirium after hip fracture surgery.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02190903

Run by

University of Pennsylvania

People needed

15

Starts

2013-10-01

Expected to finish

2015-04-01

Last updated by the study team

2018-07-30

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Subject is aged 18 and older.
• Subject is scheduled to undergo surgical treatment of an acute femoral neck or pertrochanteric hip fracture.
• Subject can speak English
• Subject has ability to sign informed consent

You may not qualify if…

• Subject has a pathological or periprosthetic fracture.
• Subject has concurrent conditions anticipated at the time of admission to require surgical treatment (e.g. multiple trauma, acute cholecystitis).
• Subject has severe cognitive impairment, as evidenced by a Montreal Cognitive Assessment Score (MOCA) of 15 or less.
• Subject has clinical findings of delirium prior to surgery, as evidenced by a positive Confusion Assessment Method (CAM) evaluation;
• Subject has contraindications to spinal anesthesia or volatile general anesthetics.

Where it is running

• Hosptial of the University of Pennsylvania — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

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